PHX: Eyes on the Prize | 7-1 | Interview with Coach Porter

PHOENIX SUNS: EYES ON THE PRICE
The Quest for their first NBA Title

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Console: PS2
Season: 29 games
Quarter: 7 minutes
Playoffs: 3-5-5-5
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Rosters: Traded until Jason Richardson to Phx

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Training Camp Roster

STARTERS



PG: Steve Nash - 6'3 - Age: 34
SG: Jason Richardson - 6'6 - Age: 27
SF: Grant Hill - 6'8 - Age 36
PF: Amar'e Stoudemire - 6'10 - Age: 26
C: Shaquille O'Neal - 7'1 - Age: 36

BENCH



Leandro Barbosa - SG - 6'3 - Age: 26
Matt Barnes - SF - 6'7 - Age: 28
Robin Lopez - C - 7'0 - Age: 20 ROOKIE
Jared Dudley - SF - 6'7 - Age: 23
Alando Tucker - SF - 6'6 - Age: 24
D.J. Strawberry - SG - 6'5 - Age: 23
Gordan Giricek - SG - 6'6 - Age: 31
Sean Marks - C - 6'10 - Age: 33
Eric Piatkowski - SF - 6'7 - Age: 38

PROJECTED DEPTH CHART

PG: Nash/Barbosa/Strawberry
SG: Richardson/Barbosa/Giricek/Tucker
SF: Hill/Barnes/Dudley/Tucker/Piatkwoski
PF: Stoudemire/Barnes/Lopez
C: O'Neal/Lopez/Stoudemire

TEAM NEEDS

1) Backup PG
2) Backup PF

Reserved

Suns' GM Kerr involved in home shooting

Phoenix Suns' GM Steve Kerr is acussed of killing a thief who entered in his San Diego home last night.
They were sleeping when aproximatelly at 4:30 a man broke a window and entered at the Kerr's home. Steve and his wife woke up as the thief pointed them with a gun and then they were moved to the bathroom. In that moment Mr. Kerr tried to stole the thief's gun and while fighting a bullet was shot that ended at the burglar chest, killing him almost instantly.

Cops arrived at the scene at 4:50 and Steve Kerr was taken to the S.D Police Station. He's acussed of homicide
Kerr said that he's inocent because he reacted in "self defense" to save his family. The case is being investigated.

The Phoenix Suns organization announced that Steve Kerr will move on until the case is solved, and Alejandro Viano will be the interim GM.

ESPN Report

Suns trade for Pargo

The search for a backup to Steve Nash was finished today when the Suns sent Gordan Giricek and Eric Piatkowski to the Hornets for Jannero Pargo and a 2nd rounder in 2009

Pargo, a scoring PG fills the hole that the Suns had in the training camp, while Goran Dragic decided to stay in Europe and Strawberry struggling, interim GM Viano pulled the trigger

In another move, the Suns signed PF Bo Outlaw for the veteran's mininum. The roster stay at 14


Joe Gilmartin - Suns Press

This means war.

Good job bringing Pargo in although I thought hed play in Europe right now. Outlaw also boosts your quantity. Thats nice. Good Luck.

TEAM PREVIEW: Phoenix

The Suns are getting old... And slower

With the addition of the Big Diesel last season they put a brake in their high octane offense, with him and Hill at 36 and Nash at 34 it seems that the windows for their title is closing. It seems that is time to decide if the torch is passed but, is there somebody to fill in Nash's shoes?
With the addition of Richardson and Pargo they can make another run but they still have to beat San Antonio and the West contenders: Los Angeles Lakers

Record: 16-13 - 6th in West
Playoffs: 2nd Round

Leaders:

Points: Amare Stoudemire 22 PPG
Rebounds: O'Neal 9 RPG
Assists: Nash 10 APG
Blocks: Stoudemire 1.5 BPG
Minutes: Richardson 40 MPG

John Schuhmann - NBA report

SEASON PREVIEW

After a roller coaster season where the Celtics raised is 17th banner, where all 8 seeds in west topped the 50 wins and trades were in fashion, this upcoming season seems to be one for the ages:

Will the Celtics repeat?
Will New York start cleaning cap space?
Will Phoenix reach the NBA Finals?
Will Charlotte clinch their first playoffs spot?
Will Oklahoma City suck less?
WIll Greg Oden finally play?

A lot of question, a lot of teams, one season

DIVIONAL WINNERS

EAST

Atlantic: Boston
Central: Cleveland
Southeast: Orlando

WEST

Northwest: Utah
Pacific: Lakers
Southwest: New Orleans

PLAYOFFS

EAST:

1) Boston
2) Cleveland
3) Orlando
4) Detroit
5) Philadelphia
6) Atlanta
7) Toronto
8) Chicago

WEST

1) Los Angeles Lakers
2) New Orleans
3) Utah
4) Houston
5) San Antonio
6) Phoenix
7) Dallas
8) Portland

NBA CHAMPION: Boston

John Schuhmann - NBA Report

Suggest u to trade nash and hill for some young developing players. Shaq is probably not tradable though. How bout to NV for guys like robinson, chandler?

Suggest u to trade nash and hill for some young developing players. Shaq is probably not tradable though. How bout to NV for guys like robinson, chandler?

I won't trade Nash because in my ofensive system he's the most important player, he can open the defense and is pretty fast.
Hill i'm willing to trade... but I still don't know for who.
Shaq i think i will keep him because he can play and helps to develope Robin Lopez, who's going to be the next C of the Suns.

And I'm going to put Barbosa in the trading block, just to see what can I get

Nash, Amar'e, runs over Atlanta in debut

The Suns opened the 08-09 with a convincing victory over the Atlanta Hawks 105-80.
Amar'e Stoudemire led the way with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists while Nash poured 27 with 11 dimes.
Phoenix started on fire leading by 14 by the first quarter and leading 62-39 by the half. Atlanta struggled on both sides of the ball, shooting just 38% from the field and allowing the Suns to shoot too easily.
For Atlanta Bibby scored 20 points and Joe Johnson 18.

Free Throws:

* Jason Richardson, in his Suns debut scored 14 points along with 4 dimes
* Grant Hill did a nice job over Josh Smith, who scored just 2 points in 2-7 shooting
* Matt Barnes scored 12 points of the bench

NEXT: at Chicago

Suns torch Bulls in Chicago

Phoenix won 118-102 in all fashion against the Bulls. Stoudemire led with 29 points and Nash added 15 and 13.
The Suns displayed a well balanced offensive game where 6 players scored 11 or more points.
By the Bulls Hinrich scored 16 and 13 assist and Ben Gordon sank 20.

Free Throws:

* Jason Richardson was perfect from the field, 8-8 along with three 3pt
* Robin Lopez and Leandro Barbosa scored 11 points apiece from the bench
* Stoudemire is passing the ball pretty well, he gave 7 assists

NEXT: at New Orleans

2 wins in a row. Thats nice. Good luck against the Hornets, stay sharp against cp3 and David West.

Thanks hova, what i saw in this 2 games is that Hill and Shaq get tired pretty fast, especially the Diesel. Barnes and Lopez are playing significant minutes of the bench.

I know that they are old but if this happens with Nash... I need a backup the next offseason.

Suns late rally sinks Hornets

In a game dominated by bad offense and a string defense by both teams, the Suns escaped with from New Orleans with a unspected win.
The Hornets led the game until way in the 4th quarter but Grant Hill scored 7 points to put the Suns ahead and after that they never give up the lead.
Stoudemire scored 16 along with 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Nash had 12 and 8. By New Orleans Posey scored 21 from the bench to lead the team, Chris Paul had 11 and 9 assists

Free Throws:

* Suns rookie Robin Lopez had a solid game, with 6 points and 8 rebounds
* David West had a rough night, 4 points and 6 rebounds (1-6 FG)
* Jannero Pargo played against his old team, but did not score but did 3 assists
* In their return to Phoenix, Giricek started but only scored a 3 pointer, Piatkwoski played just one minute

NEXT: Vs. Cleveland

oh wow i was just about to click on the "Watch Highlights" link.Nice presentation it would be nice if you put boxscores though.Good win

Thanks Chabalaba

I don't have a camera and the only thing that i can use to take photos is my cellphone... But a photo of the TV always is screwed, so i can't take a screen.

I will try to do manually th boxscore but i'm studying so i don't secure anything

Thanks for your comment

looking good man, beat Lamrock's Suns dynasty for me please

LeBron and Co. beats Suns in the desert

LeBron James poured in 31 points along with 4 assists to hand the Suns their first loss of the season. The game was defined in the last second when a three pointer by Pargo was missed.
Jason Richardson scored 28 with 6 assists and Jannero Pargo added 20 from the bench.

Free Throws:

* Richardson's 28 are a season high
* Pargo's 20 are a season high too, and he scored 14 in the final quarter
* Nash had a quiet night, 16 and 8
* Amar'e was silenced by Ben Wallace, just 10 points

NEXT: at Portland

Suns win wild one in Portland

In a matchup were defense was inexistent, the Suns run over the Blazers 116-96. Phoenix lead by 8 in the first quarter and never relinquished. Stoudemire led the way with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Nash had 12 and 15 assists. The newly Richardson scored 24.
By the Blazers the rookie Bayless played like a pro, 20 points and 14 assists and Aldridge scored 22.

Free Throws:

* The 116 points scored by the Suns is a season high
* Grant Hill continued to show why he's the best defender in Phoenix, allowing Brandon Roy to score just 15 points in 5-17 shooting

NEXT: Vs. Golden State

Suns past Warriors in OT

4 quarters weren't enough to decide this matchup, and the Suns took and early advantage to win 98-91 in the American Airlines.
Amare flirted with a triple-double, 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists and Nash almost had another one with 15, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Jason Richardson was benefit from those assists, scoring 29 to led the game. For GS Monta Ellis scored 18 with 6 assists and Stephen Jackson 23

Free Throws:

* Amare is playing like a small forward, he averaging a career high in assists.
* The Suns are plaing a ball free basketball, everybody touches the ball and it seems that it works pretty good

Tough loss against the King and his squad but nice bounceback against two minor opponents. You need to win these games to make it in this league.

Pacers trades TJ Ford to Bulls for Gordon

Today the Indiana Pacers traded PG TJ Ford to the Chicago Bulls for combo guard Ben Gordon.
For what it seems, the Pacers decided to stick with Jarret Jack at the point and gave Tinsley another chance at the bench. Gordon comes to a team with Dunleavy at SG with Brandon Rush and Marquis Daniels in the rotation. Chicago pulled the trigger but nobody knows why, having Derrick Rose, the 1st overall pick of this year draft and Kirk Hinrich, why they traded for another PG.

ANALYSIS:

For the Pacers: Fair trade, they get rid of the TJ's contract and got one that expires this year, but they are weak at PG now, knowing the Tinsley situation. NOTE: C

For the Bulls: Bad trade, now they have 3 quality point guards to share the duties, and they have only Sefolosa at the 2, because Hinrich isn't the best combo guard as they want. NOTE: D

ESPN Report

Suns won tight one against the Magic

In a balanced attack the Suns held of the Magic 80-75 in the Desert. Jason Richardson led the game with 19 points and Amar'e Stoudemire scored 15 along with 8 assists. From Orlando Turkoglu sank 17 and Howard scored a double-double with 13 and 10. Jameer Nelson gave 13 assists in the contest.

Free Throws:

* Amar'e continues to play ball free, he's second in the Suns in assists behind Steve Nash
* Richardson shoot perfect from the field, 8-8 with 2 three pointers.
* The Suns adapted his attack going interior in this game, shootin just 3-5 from downtown
* Nash held Nelson to just 3-12 from the field

NEXT: vs. Utah